Vegetarian and Broadway Star, Nellie McKay
b'Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian\\xa0welcomes Vegetarian\\xa0Nellie McKay\\xa0who has won a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Polly Peachum in the Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera and performed onscreen in the film PS I Love You. We\\u2019ll chat about her new CD, Home Sweet Mobile Home\\xa0and we\\u2019ll share fun recipes! McKay has written original music for the Rob Reiner film Rumor Has It and has contributed to the New York Times Book Review.\\xa0Her music has also been heard on the TV shows Weeds, Grey\\u2019s Anatomy, NCIS, Privileged and Nurse Jackie.Nellie has appeared on numerous TV shows including Late Show with David Letterman (with the Brooklyn Philharmonic), The View, Late Night with Conan O\\u2019Brien, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Live with Regis & Kelly and CBS Saturday Morning.\\xa0Nellie recently finished contributing to the soundtrack for the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.\\xa0 A recipient of The Humane Society\\u2019s Doris Day Music Award in recognition of her dedication to animal rights, Nellie is known as an outspoken and fierce advocate for feminism, civil rights and other deeply felt progressive ideals.'